The Cracks In The Boards Are Reformed By NHS Sec Of State ?

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By Art De Rivers .

The cracks of bad NHS light have been opened up and are now the subject of  quick reform by Alan Johnson Secretary Of State for Health under the raw media and public pressure of so many deaths reported,  petitions happening,  legal action pending,   and other events which point to an unhealthy closed culture at Board level of  NHS Foundation Hospital Trusts  . 

Risk and death  to patients  is in the news because of poor governance and processes of transparency

400 Mid Staffs NHS Deaths

90 Death C Difficile Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells Trusts 

The Margaret Haywood de-registered Nurse whistleblowing case also showed parts of the authorities are out of touch with the public interest and public sentiment to protect life .

The Performance culture of appearances of "health" are under increasing UK scrutiny by raw forces .

It has to be said patient and public involvement has almost been wrecked by the Labour Gov't in march 2008 with the weak introduction of Local Involvement Networks and the disbanding of the PPI forums some of which were partly effective. Governors at FT's another new arrangement for many Foundation Trusts are also a very weak link of accountability too .  

Alan Johnson has now responded and wants changes to restore the public confidence in the NHS and Health Service Journal,  all credit to them (Dave West) are right on top of reporting developments :

Is all this enough ?  Probably not - its a start in restoring transparency and public accountability.    However many NHS Trust observers will note that NHS Trust committee minutes available online for some time seem to be often shorter and more able to say less as soon as NHS Hospital Trusts become Foundation Trusts .

It appears in a rush to implement a sense of commercial confidentiality,  the top staff had identified a way to smudge transparency too into what is happening ..

Let's hope this secret service approach to health ends and some of these health dictatorships are overthrown . 

ADR

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